Antifriction bearing



May 29, 1928. "1,671,576

w, A. GEIGER AN'I'IFRICTION BEARING Fil ed Feb. 5, 1926 3 I W ml! a; J,

i is I [members 1 is prevented by? engagement *with WILLIAM or CHICAGO, rumors, AoenronAriO oFjDELAwjARn.

ANTIrRIcrIoN BEARING;

Application filed February- This invention {relates to anti-friction bearings; a V I Oneobject ofthe' invention 1s toprovlde a simple, practicaland etficient anti-friction bearing/especially adapted'for railway car side bearing -in which the parts are so =arranged that the anti-friction elements are position when freeifromdoadp I I Another" object of the invention is to 'provide a: bearing of the above mentioned character r including a housing 1 provided "with spring containing pockets at. each end thereof, and'anf anti-friction roller adapted to 5 move back and forth" in the housing, in

' members' slidablymounted in said pockets and engaging the anti-friction 'bearing' at points above the central axis-thereof; the spring-pockets and transmitting members I having interlocking l ab-utnients which may be placed in -operative position by relative 1 rotation of the transmitting memberswith reference to the sockets, while acc'idental re; verse "rotation to disconnect transmitting 4 the "anti-friction element, 7 said abutinents serving to limitthe-movement of thetransmitting f members towardeach'; other while permittingmovem'ent in the opposite three- Other and further objects of 'the invention will more clearly appear from the; description' *and claimsi-h'ereinaften following; I

In the drawing-,2: forming a partot this specification, Fig. I is HfVGItlC alSQOtIODal VlGW" taken "through" the ends ofthe body and tru c'k'bol'ster of a railway car, showing Fig. 2"is a transverse sectional View, corre I "spending" substantially to tlie1ine'-2-2of FigL ranged in-fa plane above the central axis-or I 1, and Fig. 3 isajd'etaiIed rear elevational theroll'er B5 The'poekethas' an uter: W311i View E of one of the transmitting members or followers used i'n connection with the inven- I In said drawingsflfl den0tes the unde'n, side o'f thefbodybolster of a railway car, and 11 the upper side ofthel corresponding opposed truck" bolster. The i1nproved-side-- and centering mechanism 'C -C.

The housing or retainer -Ayas shown; "is

of rc'tangulariorrnation having vertically t0m'22 and thIOug-liawbearingqplatef26; 1 thereby securing .the 'i bearing plate to x the bot-4: automatically returnedto 'normalcentered ii conjunction with followers or transmitting T bearing is shown as applied to'the truck bol- .disposed sid'etwal ls 2020;end iwal-ls21*+2132'. i and a botton122,if said-bottom being pro-gi "vided "With: recesses 23 23 I on its under. surej facefito acconimodate the heads: 24r24-'ofr 3 rivets 25 --25 which extend through thezbottom '22." zi'llhe housing :is also provided :with laterally. extendingiflange porltionsf27 '27 .at

eachvendthereof which are secured toithe i I vtop plate of the truck bolster, 11 byameans oil rivets28*28.-"-'The inner surfaceroteac'h in; of the end walls isprovided'With arpair of i' spaced ribs 29 -29, which extendrinwardlyi' toward the ends iof the bearing plate 26; and

the facesofsaid-nibs are curved zasiindi-i catedat 3Oi in cQnEEOrmaneeBWiththem curva' J ture oi' the anti-friction elenient,: said rlibs serving as stopsfto' limit the inovementofv the anti-friction element'ateitheruside of 'itsl-175: -central-apositionp'1 v f I -Theanti-'fricti0n 'lel.ementi B', as shown,- is

in the form' of a! plain cylindrical roller which "is" adapted to move T longitudinally with reference to thehousing upon the bear- The centering and retaining devices 1 i i are 1 i'denti'callygsini'il ar "in cojns'tr-uctionfex 12;

cept for their oppositedisposition;- one "off 1 a the same beingdisposed at one end: of the housing atone "side 'of{ the roller, and, the

other'fbeing disposed at the othe'nend of the 2 housing atthe:opposite sidefofsaid roller:

Each centering mechanism coinpris'esgen erally 'a-bearing portion or pocket-31,spring- -32 and tiallsl'n i'ttlfig f member- 33. The I .pocket 31; as shown, is in theform of a cen trally disposed cylindrical extension 1 for-me myf improvements in connection therewith 34 and opens inwardly'towardthe r'o'llerzBgi 5 II the 'mouth of the po-cketbein' g constricted by'portions 35' 35"'which formdiametr i'cally 1100 I v disposed up'p'er' and lower segmental "abut nientsai" The"transmittingmember .33 i is a II V cup 'sh'aped'gforrnation', havinga spring' re ceiving socket 36,' and'the cylindrical wall of s'aid m'ember is provided at its open end I with di'arnetrically:arranged segmental' extensions -vprovidin'gf gabutinents, 37'37,i said abut nentsbeing 015' such: character that the same may be inserted'throughthe "gaps between t'he abutments 1 35 after'fithe "coiled 10 1 i I abutments serving to limit the -outward spring 32 has been disposed in the socket 36,

the member 33 being then rotated upon its axis to position the abutments 35, and the abutments 37 invline, the member 33beingf pressed outwardly by the spring, and said movement of'said member, while permitting inward movement of said member to compress said sprlng'. The roller engag ng end of the member 33 is curved to conform to; the curvaturelof the-roller B as indicated at 38, thecurved face138being disposed wlth referencetoithe abutments-37 so that when the curved face of the member-is in engagegmentwith the roller, rotation of: the member 33 with reference to the pocket 31 is prevented, so that the transmitting member 33 cannot be detached without'removal of the roller The centering mechanism at the.

opposite. end of the. housing is of exactly similar. construction to that Just described and theparts of the same will be designated by the same numeral which denote the parts of the centering mechanism C just described.

Infoperation upon movement of the .ant1-j 'friction element B to one sideporthe other.

i I of centrallposition, one orthe :other of the transmitting elements/33 will ,be carried therewitlrdepending upon the directionof movement of said element, causingthesame toomove inwardly into the pocket and com.-

press, the spring,; while the transmitting member at the opposite endofthe housing I will :be held from following the roller by 'engagementof the abutments 35.35 and 37+37, and when load ,is removed from the -roller-B the; compressed spring will urge the associated transmitting member 33 outwardly 'whichwill return. the roller toward central position. f: When it is desiredto d sassemble .the be-aringto renew the-springs,

or forjany other purpose, the roller'B may be priedoutot thehousing by inserting a bar in an opening in the housing,and thev transmitting members 33 rotated upon their axes so as to move the abutments out of fengagement, after which the transmitting members may bewithdrawn from the pocksprings. are placed in position, and the abutments 3737 upon each member 33 inserted through the gaps between the abutments I .theabutments into engagement,after which-- 55 a 35'35,"and subsequently rotated to-bring theYroller isplaced in position, the curved faces 38 of the" members 33 preventing rota .tion -ofuthe transmitting members which would accidentally release the same.

- By the 1 above described arrangement it will be observed that an-anti-frictionbearing is provided which may be 'quickly as-- I sembledand disassembled, to renew the parts, or for repair, and it also should be noted that the :roller" is resiliently retained I in the housing when free from load due-to- In an anti-friction cars adapted to co-.op'erate {w th opposed} the fact that the transmittingmembers engage the same above the central axis thereof. Wh ile I have hereinshown and described I what I now consider the preferred manner" of carrying out the invention, the sameis merely illustrative, and I contemplate all the scope of the claims'appended hereto.

. I claim:

changes and modifications that come within each I of saidj pockets, eachtransmitting member having spaced abutments adapted to cooperate with the abutments on said bearing portions to limit inward movement of said; transmitting members, said. abut ments beingattachable and detachable abyfl relative rotationjof said transmitting memi I I .bers. w1th respect tosaid bearingpockets;

yieldable means interposed between each of said transmitting members {and the related bearing pocket; and an anti-friction elementdisposed between said transmitting mom- 1 1 bers, the portions of said transmitting mem bers engaging said anti-frictionelement. be-. mg curvedsoas to prevent rotation of 'said- II members to disengage-saidabutments while,

said roller is in operative position, v 2. Inan anti-friction bearing, the comb nationwith a housing provided with-a bearing plate and a spring pocket-ateach end, 'the mouth of each pocket being contractedl to' provide spaced abutments; of a cup 5 shaped transmitting member slidably mounti i I ed in each of said pockets, each transmitting member being provided with spaced abutmentsi cooperating with i the; abutments ,on'

said pockets 1 to limit inward movement. of I said transmitting members, said abutmentsv being attachable and-detachable relative, rotat1on;;-a coiled spring disposed in eachl of said pockets and in the cup; hapedftr ans- I, m1tt1ng member; 1 and" an, anti-friction I element disposed between said transmitting members.

r ngbtor railway 'l bearing surfaces on the truckandbody bol- I sters thereof, the combination with an anti-j friction; element interposed between saidopposed I hearing I surfaces 2 and ,having, a"

curved bearing surface c-o-' operating with said-opposed bearing surfaces;j,of means for centering saidanti -friction element, includlng movable.followersjbetween which said; anti-frictlon element isinterposed; springmeans for yieldingly opposing movement of 7 sa d followers; means for detachably an-.

choring said followersto one of said bolsters for limited sliding ;movement, including aligned interengaging anchoring elements Q mined direction relatively to each other out bolster; g t

on said followefs and last named bolstef against movement in said predeterminedfli-j "disengageable When rotated in a 'predeter- Vrection'to maintain thesameanohoi'ed to the I of alignment, said followers having curved InWitness that I claim the foregoing'I 5 bearing surfaces interfitting WlththG curved have hereunto subseribed my name this 3rd 7 bearing surface of said anti-friction eleday of February, 1926. j ment, and holding said anchoring elements WILLIAM A. GEIGEB. 

